Tainter Lake, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

2,609

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

0.258% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.39%

8.85% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$105,781

9.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Tainter Lake, WI is home to a population of 2.61k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.99% of Tainter Lake, WI residents were born outside of the country (52 people).

In 2024, there were 35.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.43k people) in Tainter Lake, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 68 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 38 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Tainter Lake, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tainter Lake, WI was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tainter Lake, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tainter Lake, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.43k ± 217
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
68 ± 39
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
38 ± 30

2.95%

Hispanic Population

77 people

2.95% of the people in Tainter Lake, WI are hispanic (77 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tainter Lake, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

1.99%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

52 people

1.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

46 people

As of 2024, 1.99% of Tainter Lake, WI residents (52 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tainter Lake, WI was 1.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Tainter Lake, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
71 ± 41
Vietnam
56 ± 30
Gulf War (1990s)
14 ± 16

Tainter Lake, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Tainter Lake, WI.

Economy

The economy of Tainter Lake, WI employs 1.34k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tainter Lake, WI were Manufacturing (278 people), Retail Trade (248 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (182 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($130,700), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($126,181), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($125,278).

Employment

Occupations

1.34k

2024 Value

± 175

−2.11%

1 Year decline

± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tainter Lake, WI declined at a rate of −2.11%, from 1.37k employees to 1.34k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tainter Lake, WI, are Sales & Related Occupations (186 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (181 people), and Production Occupations (158 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tainter Lake, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.34k

2024 Value

± 175

−2.11%

1 Year decline

± 19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tainter Lake, WI declined at a rate of −2.11%, from 1.37k employees to 1.34k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tainter Lake, WI, are Manufacturing (278 people), Retail Trade (248 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (182 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tainter Lake, WI, though some of these residents may live in Tainter Lake, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,527

Median earning men ± $8,601

$41,786

Median earning women ± $14,973

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($131,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($126,181), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($90,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($96,741), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,042), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,063).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tainter Lake, WI was $299,800 in 2024, which is 0.901 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $275,600 to $299,800, a 8.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Tainter Lake, WI is 88.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tainter Lake, WI have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tainter Lake, WI is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$299,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,125

$859

Median Property Taxes

±$130

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tainter Lake, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tainter Lake, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

88.2%

Homeownership

2024

60%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 88.2% of the housing units in Tainter Lake, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 85.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tainter Lake, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$105,781

Median Household Income

± $17,542

974

Number of Households

± 133

In 2024, the median household income of the 974 households in Tainter Lake, WI grew to $105,781 from the previous year's value of $96,250.

The following chart displays the households in Tainter Lake, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tainter Lake, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.8%)
Worked At Home (12.4%)
Carpooled (4.99%)

In 2024, 81.8% of workers in Tainter Lake, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.4%) and those who carpooled to work (4.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tainter Lake, WI have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.23% of the workforce in Tainter Lake, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tainter Lake, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tainter Lake, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tainter Lake, WI have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.39% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tainter Lake, WI (219 out of 2.61k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tainter Lake, WI is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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